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Dog people, I need help!
my 8 yr old Chihuahua has become a pain in my butt. since about October he has been peeing on my carpet. it is concentrated in two rooms, which we are rarely in but can't block off. the thing is we can't figure out why he is doing it. we let him outside, watch him pee and the next thing we know he's peed in the house. he has now started to do it on Alex room too. there has even been a few occasions where he has owed right on front us!!
we never crates him and our wondering what to do. our vet said he thinks its behavioral but didn't have advice on how to fix it. I try to keep my eye on him but honestly can't figure out when he is doing it. he doesn't get up on the middle of the night. it seems he waits until I'm busy with the kids and does it.
any suggestions???
Re: Dog people, I need help!
Our baby girl!!
I would XP this on pets they seem to really have good ideas for behavior stuff.
It sounds to me like it's an attention seeking behavior, although I have no fixes for you. If like pp said you haven't taken him into the vet I would just to rule out anything medical.
Good Luck
Another vet visit - with urine sample - should be first on the list. That will discover or rule out anything medical, and help you to focus in on the real problem. (( And if I were you, unless you're 100% in love with your vet, I'd find a new one. Not getting a urine sample and not having any advice on how to curb the behavior would tick me off. ))
In the meantime, you'll want to make sure you're cleaning up the spots with a good, enzymatic cleaner like Nature's Miracle. You may think it's clean, but he may still smell it, and that could be a part of why it's recurring.
If medical issues aren't a factor, then you can definitely focus in on the behavioral aspect of it. I bet a lot of things have changed in the house since October, haven't they? New stuff, new baby, different routines, etc. Any of those things could easily stress him out and cause him to act out. You could try crate training, confining to one room/area when you're not around, or tethering him to you (though that may be a PITA with two little ones). Also make sure that you're giving him plenty of love and attention and that you're keeping him on a good routine.
If none of those work, there's always the option of medication or, like CJ mentioned, a belly band.
Good luck!